SECTIONS 18896-18896.8 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 18896-18896.8

18896. To assist enforcement of this chapter, each athlete agent,
prior to engaging in or carrying on the business of athlete agent,
shall file the following information with the Secretary of State, in
the form that the Secretary of State shall prescribe, concerning the
athlete agent and each individual acting as an athlete agent within a
firm, company, or partnership:
(a) The name, residence address, social security number, and
driver's license number.
(b) The street and address number of all locations where the
business of the athlete agent is to be conducted.
(c) The name and business address of a designated agent in
California for service of process, as required by Section 18897.83.
(d) All businesses or occupations engaged in for the two years
immediately preceding the date of filing.
(e) Any convictions for any of the following:
(1) A felony.
(2) A misdemeanor involving a violation of this chapter, or
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1500) of Part 6 of Division 2 of
the Labor Code as repealed by Chapter 857 of the Statutes of 1996, or
the law of any other state governing athlete agents.
(3) Fraud, theft, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or
misappropriation of property.
(f) (1) The name of the insurer providing the security required by
Section 18897.87, and the amount of that insurance coverage, if the
athlete agent provides some or all of that security in the manner
required by subdivision (a) of Section 18897.87.
(2) The value and specific location of the security required by
Section 18897.87, if the athlete agent provides some or all of that
security in the manner required by subdivision (b) of Section
18897.87.
(g) Any appearances before any disciplinary or professional board,
association, secretary, committee, or other entity as a result of
disciplinary charges or other allegations of misconduct against the
athlete agent or individual, and the outcome of those proceedings.
(h) Whether or not any student athlete or any educational
institution has been sanctioned, suspended, or declared ineligible to
participate in one or more interscholastic or intercollegiate
athletic events in any proceeding arising from, or related to, the
actions of the athlete agent.
(i) All past and present persons on behalf of whom the athlete
agent or individual has acted as an athlete agent.
(j) The names of any players' associations with whom the athlete
agent is registered.
(k) At least three references.
(l) Affidavits or certificate or completion of any and all formal
training or practical experience in any of the following specific
areas: contracts, contract negotiation, complaint resolution,
arbitration, or civil resolution of contract disputes.
(m) The names and residence addresses of all persons financially
interested in the operation of the business of the athlete agent,
whether as employees, partners, investors, associates, or profit
sharers, or in any other manner.
(n) A schedule of fees to be charged and collected in the conduct
of the athlete agent business.

18896.2. (a) Within seven days of the time any information in the
filing required by Section 18896 changes, the athlete agent shall
file revised information in the form that the Secretary of State
shall prescribe.
(b) No revision of a fee schedule filed pursuant to subdivision
(n) of Section 18896 shall be effective until it is filed pursuant to
this section.

18896.3. The forms prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to
Sections 18896 and 18896.2 shall include the following statement:
"Filing of false, misleading, or incomplete statements on this
form may subject you to criminal and civil penalties under the
Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act, Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section
18895) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code."

18896.4. Sections 18896 and 18896.2 do not require the disclosure
of information related solely and exclusively to other businesses of
the athlete agent.

18896.6. Upon making first contact, direct or indirect, with a
professional athlete, a student athlete, a student athlete's spouse,
parent, foster parent, guardian, sibling, aunt, uncle, grandparent,
child, or first cousin, any of the preceding persons for whom a
relationship has been established by marriage, or any person residing
in the same place as a student athlete, or a representative of any
of these persons, an athlete agent, or his or her employee or
representative, shall provide that person with a written notification
stating: "This athlete agent has current public-disclosure
information on file with the California Secretary of State as
required by the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act, Chapter 2.5
(commencing with Section 18895) of Division 8 of the Business and
Professions Code, which also includes other protections for athletes.
Filing of the required information does not imply approval by the
California Secretary of State of the competence of the athlete agent."
The notification shall also include specific instructions on how to
obtain the public disclosure information from the Secretary of State.

18896.8. (a) An athlete agent shall pay filing fees in an amount
established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12195 of the
Government Code upon making the filings required by Sections 18896
and 18896.2.
(b) All fees collected by the Secretary of State under this
chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the
Business Fees Fund of the Secretary of State.